"Jack" John HUNTER
Born C.1871 [24]
Married Martha STEELE in Kalgoorlie in 1899 [15]
Attended the Midland Railway Company's auction at Queen's Hall in Perth on Friday 16 November 1906 [120: 24-Nov-1906]
He purchased Lots M235, M236 and M237 at Berkshire Valley for £3460/7/16, payable by instalments over 15 years [120: 24-Nov-1906]
Farmer of Kallaroo Farm at Berkshire Valley in the Moora district 1906-1928 [10: 8-Mar-1928] [50] [120: 24-Nov-1906]
In 1920 he impressively stripped 180 bags of Major wheat from 12 acres of land, which was a rate of 45 bushels an acre [318]
The Major wheat was bred at Dookie College in the Goulburn Valley of Victoria and was a Federation-Wallace crossbred [318]
He'd sown the Major wheat at a bushel per acre with 50 pounds of super and it gave a return of £21/10/- per acre [318: 20-Feb-1920]
He sold his Kallaroo Farm in Berkshire Valley to Levi BUTCHER [39: 2-Feb-1938]
In early 1928 he purchased the 1,000 acre Kirkham's Farm in Three Springs from Charles C. MALEY [4: 10-Mar-1928]
He was very good friends with Charles C. MALEY, who farmed at Three Springs and was the M.L.A. for Irwin [81: 26-Jul-1936]
He and his wife were bid au revoir at a social at the Commercial Hotel in Moora on Monday evening 5 March 1928 [10: 8-Mar-1928]
After a toast to the King a number of men gave speeches paying tribute to their residence of over 20 years in the Moora district [10]
His family were also presented with an inscribed silver coffee service and wished the best for their new home at Three Springs [10]
Shifted from Berkshire Valley to Three Springs in March 1928 and started building a house on his new farm [4: 10-Mar-1928] [10: 8-Mar-1928]
His family arrived in Three Springs during the last week of April 1928, after which he and his sons made cropping plans [4: 28-Apr-1928]
Farmer of Glenavon Farm in Three Springs 1928-1943 [19] [24] [39: 14-May-1943]
Inaugural Committee Member of the Three Springs Agricultural Society in 1928[4: 29-Sep-1928]
Attended the Commemoration Dinner held at the Commercial Hotel in Three Springs on Friday 26 August 1932 [5: 9-Sep-1932]
The dinner was to commemorate Three Springs having the highest average yield for wheat in the State for the 1931-32 season [5]
A severe storm that struck Three Springs on Sunday 14 January 1934 caused damage to his house [5: 19-Jan-1934]
Along with five other farmers requested in August 1935 that the Three Springs Road Board close a road near his farm [5: 16-Aug-1935]
His wife Martha passed away at their home in Three Springs at 9 p.m. on Wednesday 22 April 1936 [5: 24-Apr-1936]
He and one of his daughters judged the Novelty Competition at the Three Springs Agricultural Show in 1936 [5: 25-Sep-1936]
Resided in Three Springs until his death in 1943 [24]
Father of Faith Margaret, "Jack" John David, Jessie Agnes, Agnes Esther, "Harry" Henry Steele and "Molly" Mary [15] [39: 23-Apr-1936]
Died 26 April 1943 in Three Springs; buried Three Springs General Cemetery, Three Springs (Methodist, Plot 15) [24]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'John Hunter' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 19 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/john-hunter [reference list] |
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